Cori Bush on Her Shock When Other Members of Congress Called Her ‘Breonna Taylor’: ‘Is This Serious?’ (Video)

Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush says her very first interactions with other newly elected lawmakers in Washington D.C. show the need for greater diversity in Congress. Bush shared the anecdote with journalist…

Tamron Hall, Chriselle Lim, Shannon Watts, Ai-jen Poo and More Join Power Women Summit 2020

Syndicated daytime talk show host Tamron Hall, Bümo CEO Chriselle Lim, Mom’s Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, executive director of National Domestic Workers Alliance Ai-jen Poo, Moms in Office founder Simona…

Progressive Democrats Criticize Obama for Stating ‘Defund the Police’ Loses ‘A Big Audience’

Former President Barack Obama has always had a way to rile people up. But this time, it’s members of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing who have some choice words for…

Obama said “defund the police” is a bad slogan. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Former President Barack Obama speaks in support of Joe Biden during a rally at the Florida International University on the eve of the election in Miami. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images…

Join Julie Taymor, Carol Kaplan and Bonnie Comley for Webinar on Stage to Screen Opportunities in COVID (Livestream)

As we gear up for the Power Women Summit next week, join us on Tuesday, December 1 at 12 noon for the live webinar discussion “From Stage to Screen and Back…

Black Lives Matter helped shape the 2020 election. The movement now has its eyes on Georgia.

Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Founder Patrisse Cullors on the Senate runoffs, the impact of the protests, and what the movement wants from the Biden administration. The police killings of George Floyd…

Aubrey Plaza Joins Power Women Summit 2020

“Black Bear” star Aubrey Plaza joins WrapWomen’s 2020 Power Women Summit, the largest annual gathering of women in media and entertainment. With the theme “Inclusion 360,” the event will take…

Defund-Police Organizers to Biden: “We’re Not Going Away”

On the Saturday after Election Day, not long after media outlets announced the projected winner of the presidential race, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors fired off a short letter…

Congresswoman-Elect Cori Bush: Black Women Aren’t Running To Be ‘The ‘First,’ But So That We’re Not The Last

By Congresswoman-Elect Cori Bush ·November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 I am the first. So is Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But here’s the thing:…

Rep.-Elect Cori Bush Glad She’s Helping Normalize Thrift Shopping

Cori Bush got elected to represent Missouri’s 1st congressional district … but she’s also reppin’ working-class folks who can’t afford a designer business wardrobe. We got the Congresswoman-elect out in…

The Squad Doubled Its Ranks. Now What?

Cori Bush wanted to make something clear when I spoke with her the day after the election. “I don’t hate police,” she said gently. The newly elected House member had…

Why Republican women candidates had such a strong year

Republican congressional candidate Nancy Mace speaks to the crowd at an event with Sen. Lindsey Graham on October 31 in Charleston, South Carolina. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Republican women flipped…

Republicans Confuse Congresswoman-Elect Cori Bush For Breonna Taylor

By Kirsten West Savali ·November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 During Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush’s first day on the job, she experienced the kind of racial aggression and white obtuseness that Black…

Newly-elected congresswoman Cori Bush is asked if her name is Breonna Taylor because of mask

Cori Bush, who was elected Missouri’s first black congresswoman, took to Twitter to share that she was being called the slain woman’s name repeatedly by her peers. See source

AOC Responded To Cori Bush’s Tweet With Great Thrift Shopping Advice

Getting elected to Congress isn’t just about legislating and policymaking. It’s also about dressing the part. So when Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush took to Twitter to share her feelings about building…